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单词 faithward
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faithwardadv.

Brit. /ˈfeɪθwəd/, U.S. /ˈfeɪθwərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: faith n., -ward suffix.
Etymology: < faith n. + -ward suffix.
In the direction of faith or religious belief; towards faith.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > [adverb] > towards
faithward1867
1867 E. F. Burr Ecce Cœlum vi. 162 A feature which, in the absence of all counter-evidence, naturally sets our faces faithward.
1886 J. M. Ludlow in Homilet. Rev. Aug. 165 Almost resistless tendencies faithward..were born of his early Christian culture.
1940 E. W. Leipziger Rabbi & his Flock 87 You will have to move faithward without certitude.
1970 F. S. Oliver Earth Dweller's Return 380 When its soul is turning faithward, the spirit Ego can shower down upon it the riches from the spiritual kingdom.
2000 M. Wolf Place like any Other vi. 215 When we turn back faithward, there it is outwaiting us, ever patient, always wanting us, always longing to fetch us home.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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